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§206. Approval and Registration of Apprentice Agreements

(a) Agreements approved by Joint Apprenticeship Committee

(1) An apprentice agreement in an approved joint apprenticeship program shall
be approved by the joint apprenticeship committee if the agreement complies with
the apprenticeship program standards and Chapter 4 of Division 3 of the Labor
Code and its implementing regulations under Title 8, California Code of Regulations,
Section 200 et seq; and where there are adequate related and supplemental instruction
and an assurance of employment to provide on-the-job training.

(2) After approval by the joint apprenticeship committee, the agreement shall
be sent to DAS for registration within thirty (30) days of its execution by the
apprentice.

(3) DAS shall register the agreement if DAS determines that it was approved in
accordance with the requirements set out above, under subsection (a)(1), and it
was submitted to DAS within thirty (30) days of its execution by the apprentice.

(4) Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the agreement, DAS shall either register
the agreement or return it to the program sponsor with the reasons for non-registration.
If DAS registers the agreement, the registration shall be effective as of the
date of its execution by the apprentice.

(b) Agreements approved by the Administrator

(1) If there is no joint apprenticeship committee, the apprenticeship agreement
shall be sent to DAS for approval by the Administrator within thirty (30) days
of its execution, and shall be approved if the Administrator determines that it
complies with the requirements set out above, under subsection (a)(1), and it
was submitted to DAS within thirty (30) days of its execution by the apprentice.

(2) If approved, the agreement shall be considered registered as of the date of
its execution by the apprentice. A copy of the approved agreement shall be filed
with the CAC for its review. If the Administrator does not approve the agreement,
it shall not be registered and shall be returned to the program sponsor within
30 days of the date of receipt with the reasons for non-approval.